Hamadryad- trees, ecology & FUNGI!

[Tommy Hutchinson]

I can assure you I pick only what nature can spare, there was 200 plus fruiting bodies present, and this is a common fungi:thumbup1:

 

and who else is going to educate you lot!

 

Great answer :-).

[jwade]

Here's a find from a few months back which might be of interest to some. Both myself and one other were documenting a nearby cherry orchard (for noble chafer) and noticed this fungus gnat webbing on a hedgerow damson close to where I live.

 

Fungus gnat is thought to be Sciophila pomonae, which produces these curious webbings with holes on Phellinus pomaceus.

 

Apparently the experts think this is quite scarce (RDB listed as vulnerable), although is probably more frequent when actively looked for, particularly in orchardy (technical term) areas such as Herefordshire and Worcestershire/ Vale of Evesham. Apparently only 4 confirmed records across GB.

 

[sloth]

Here's a find from a few months back which might be of interest to some. Both myself and one other were documenting a nearby cherry orchard (for noble chafer) and noticed this fungus gnat webbing on a hedgerow damson close to where I live.

 

Fungus gnat is thought to be Sciophila pomonae, which produces these curious webbings with holes on Phellinus pomaceus.

 

Apparently the experts think this is quite scarce (RDB listed as vulnerable), although is probably more frequent when actively looked for, particularly in orchardy (technical term) areas such as Herefordshire and Worcestershire/ Vale of Evesham. Apparently only 4 confirmed records across GB.

 

 

Nice find

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Here's a find from a few months back which might be of interest to some. Both myself and one other were documenting a nearby cherry orchard (for noble chafer) and noticed this fungus gnat webbing on a hedgerow damson close to where I live.

 

Fungus gnat is thought to be Sciophila pomonae, which produces these curious webbings with holes on Phellinus pomaceus.

 

Apparently the experts think this is quite scarce (RDB listed as vulnerable), although is probably more frequent when actively looked for, particularly in orchardy (technical term) areas such as Herefordshire and Worcestershire/ Vale of Evesham. Apparently only 4 confirmed records across GB.

 

 

Interesting, for it to be vulnerable the pomaceus would have to also be vulnerable too would it not? and its substrate, predominantly hedgerow P. spinosus and very common Habitat in the u,k.

 

I shall keep my eyes peeled and suspect i know a site very heavily colonised in Bucks, but had no idea at the time. Thanks for this very cool post:thumbup1:

[jwade]

Interesting, for it to be vulnerable the pomaceus would have to also be vulnerable too would it not? and its substrate, predominantly hedgerow P. spinosus and very common Habitat in the u,k.

 

I shall keep my eyes peeled and suspect i know a site very heavily colonised in Bucks, but had no idea at the time. Thanks for this very cool post:thumbup1:

 

Glad this is of interest!

 

I'm guessing the p. pomaceus isn't really all that uncommon, I've seen it on Blackthorns also, but in Herefordshire and Worcestershire I think there is lots of it on Damsons and other cultivated plums - due to the heritage of fruit growing. In this instance it was a damson located within a hedgerow, and there only appeared to be webbing on this particular tree. Further down the hedgerow on other Damsons there were none. Maybe the gnat is just picky about its site. I'd expect to see it on cultivated prunus cerasifera pissardii's, there are reports of this sort of webbing on ornamental cherry in Kidlington.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Glad this is of interest!

 

Maybe the gnat is just picky about its site. I'd expect to see it on cultivated prunus cerasifera pissardii's, there are reports of this sort of webbing on ornamental cherry in Kidlington.

 

very, very common on ornamental prunus species too:thumbup1:

 

it is one of the principal fungi on P. ' Cerasifera' AKA the purple plum or Pissardii

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Oh boy Im feeling it now, The dryads time is Nigh, energy on high alert, its fungi time again. Look at how that last Phaeolus has grown! and check out these Hispidus brackets on high, oh you know the ropes coming out for these!

 

 

 

 

[sloth]

Looks like hatfield will be timed well, really looking forward to it!

Plenty of gano springing into life around here. Boletes a plenty under roadside oaks too. Dyers is one fung I have never seen a good example of, just a few dessicated remains.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Looks like hatfield will be timed well, really looking forward to it!

Plenty of gano springing into life around here. Boletes a plenty under roadside oaks too. Dyers is one fung I have never seen a good example of, just a few dessicated remains.

 

This ones at whippendell, you want to catch it?

 

and Hatfield is going to kick arse

[sloth]

Free time is at a premium at the moment! Have to keep my eyes peeled on my travels round here...